EFFICIENT REPRODUCERS

As if having very few natural predators wasn’t enough, Cane Toads are highly efficient at propagating their species.

They breed all throughout the year and need only a small body of freshwater in which to lay their long strings of eggs that can number up 30,000 (most species of Frogs and Toads produce less than 2,000 eggs, which is why Cane Toads often quickly out-compete native amphibian species wherever they settle.) From these hatch tadpoles that develop into full-grown Toads in as early as two weeks.

The Toads start reproducing when they reach two years and can live for up to ten years in the wild, though five is more common. In captivity, Cane Toads have reached ages of up to fifteen years.